{"id":2645710,"date":"2026-08-16T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-shouldnt-celebrate-the-rise-of-socialism-even-if-they-can-beat-it-in-november\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:48:21","slug":"republicans-shouldnt-celebrate-the-rise-of-socialism-even-if-they-can-beat-it-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-shouldnt-celebrate-the-rise-of-socialism-even-if-they-can-beat-it-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Shouldn&#8217;t Celebrate the Rise of Socialism Even If They Can Beat It in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-shouldnt-celebrate-the-rise-of-socialism-even-if-they-can-beat-it-in-november%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent success of progressive and democratic socialist candidates, such as Abdul el-Sayed in Michigan and Zohran Mamdani in New York, highlighting a rising trend of far-left politicians gaining prominence across the United States. It notes that these candidates advocate for radical policies like seizing the means of production, abolishing the Senate, and dismantling police and prison systems, reflecting an increasingly socialist platform within the Democratic Party. While some Republicans see this as beneficial for their electoral prospects, the author warns that the long-term shift toward socialism poses notable risks to American republic principles. Concerns are raised about the erosion of foundational values,economic stability,and the potential consequences of widespread socialist policies,referencing historical examples of socialist states and their failures. The piece cautions that celebrating these candidates could be a strategic mistake, possibly paving the way for electoral defeats similar to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 loss, and emphasizes the importance of addressing economic challenges through innovation rather than endorsing socialist solutions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-a304a0a4-2 bsQdRx\">\n<div class=\"sc-4699d60d-0 sc-ffc65bad-0 cNYAfa bgrWBS\">\n<div class=\"sc-2bdde97f-1 hgqpHH\">\n<div class=\"sc-2bdde97f-0 ibNWtY\">\n<p>Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed \u2014 beloved by the now blossoming Democratic Socialists of America \u2014 won his primary Tuesday night against the more moderate Democrat in his Michigan race, one many consider a pivotal shift for the party. He faces off against Republican Mike Rogers in a seat Democrats could fork over to Republicans in a year when they hope to take the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>But El-Sayed isn\u2019t the only far-left candidate taking the country by storm, and neither is socialist Zohran Mamdani, the handsome New York mayor trying to figure out <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-city-owned-grocery-stores-will-only-guarantee-lower-prices-for-a-core-basket-of-goods\/\">how to run a government grocery store<\/a>. Adorable young Democratic Socialists are gaining traction from coast to coast as Democrats face a civil war within their own ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have watched the rise of socialist candidates across the country with a grin from ear to ear. <em>Certainly <\/em>this means demise for Democrats come November, right? The Senate is secure! Even with the Iran war and Tucker Carlson\u2019s rebellion, maybe the House can be saved, or so they think.<\/p>\n<p>Each socialist young face that pops up seems more ignorant and more radical \u2014 than the last. They quite literally are talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/30\/us-news\/zohran-mamdanis-chilling-call-for-seizing-the-means-of-production-draws-outrage-from-communist-refugees\/\">seizing the means of production<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-defends-tenant-official-after-backlash-over-white-supremacy-posts\">impoverishing the middle class<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/08\/04\/democratic-socialists-of-america-wants-to-abolish-the-u-s-senate-bernie-sanders-says-no\/\">abolishing the Senate<\/a>. The Democratic Socialists of America platform goes on at length about \u201cqueer liberation\u201d and \u201cfully abolishing the police and prison system.\u201d Any Baby Boomer in my home state of Texas or political staffer at a happy hour in Rosslyn, Va. is tempted to chuckle and smile knowingly at the Democrats\u2019 coming demise this November. Those policies <em>certainly <\/em>can\u2019t win\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But I would urge caution for those Republicans. While the rise of socialist candidates likely means better electoral prospects for Republicans this November, it demonstrates a profound shift in the views of our nation. Can this really go on forever without consequences?<\/p>\n<p>We are the last great hope for Republics. Remember Federalist Paper 39? We are the first and likely the last experiment of self-government. A city on a hill. Remember all that? How can a population enchanted with socialism that has forsaken pious faith possibly bear the heavy mantle of American Republican Society? The foundations are being destroyed, and the righteous should weep, not cheer. John Rogers, a top pollster at Cygnal, raised similar concerns in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3VyD-cX1lnw\">segment<\/a> this week on \u201cWashington Watch\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think this is kind of a monkey\u2019s paw scenario where I think we need to be careful about what we wish for, right? I mean, people like Hasan Piker are dangerous, dangerous people, and we don\u2019t want their ideas mainstreamed. In Michigan, in particular, it probably does mean that Mike Rogers, who is going to be the Republican nominee, it will probably improve his chances on winning that Senate seat if El-Sayed is the nominee. \u2026 So if Republicans were able to pick off this Senate seat in Michigan, it would be huge for this election cycle. But the rise of the Democratic Socialists and people like El-Sayed is not a good thing for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not good at all.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, this view presupposes that the rise of socialism is a long-term trend, not a short-lived political moment. I discussed this question with veteran investigative reporter Mark Tapscott and FRC Action Director Matt Carpenter on a recent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4H7lO2nXr4ttJmTvNR2OcP\">Outstanding<\/a>\u201d podcast, and we all agreed it\u2019s here to stay. The data backs it up. A recent CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/30\/politics\/cnn-poll-a-third-of-democrats-now-identify-as-democratic-socialists\">poll<\/a> found that a third of Democrats identify as Democratic Socialists. On top of that, many Democrats and some non-political Americans are being won over by socialist candidates as the taboo around the \u201cS word\u201d is evaporating at an astonishing rate.<\/p>\n<p>We can, of course, make the case that the socialist-style intervention and subsidization destroys productivity and increases the cost of any industry with which it entangles itself all while running up the federal debt (see university education and health care in America). And we can point to Venezuela, a tropical country that has to ration food, or Cuba, where abject poverty is the norm and corruption is rampant. We can point to the brutality and the failure of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>But for many, for whatever reason, these arguments fall on deaf ears. Prices are rising faster than wages. They have student debt. They will never be able to buy a house. If they can\u2019t build wealth over time, what do they have to lose? Sadly, they are building the political machine that will devour them. Maybe it is fitting given Silicon Valley is doing the same with AI, but that is a conversation for another article.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019ve made the point that cheering socialism is bad because it\u2019s bad for the country, and because in some real sense to do so is to take pleasure in the dysfunctional response to real suffering felt by our fellow countrymen, many of them of the younger generations.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond that, celebrating the rise of socialist candidates could be a strategic mistake for Republicans. Remember how Democrats greedily promoted then-candidate Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 election? The leftist media knew he was good for ratings, said outrageous things, and was \u201ccertain\u201d to lose to Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>The most viral example of this may be in 2013 when liberal John Oliver, while guest hosting \u201cThe Daily Show,\u201d famously begged Trump to run, repeatedly saying \u201cplease\u201d as the audience roared with laughter. Hillary Clinton even famously encouraged this rhetoric in her \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2016\/11\/hillary-clinton-2016-donald-trump-214428\/\">pied piper<\/a>\u201d strategy, thinking Trump would be an easy foe. Soon, Democrats\u2019 dream came true, but it quickly became a nightmare as Trump trounced Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>If Republicans aren\u2019t careful, this election or next, or maybe the one after that, they may wake up with the same dumbstruck shock Hillary Clinton voters felt on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. That won\u2019t feel good. And it will feel even worse once the socialist policies begin gutting the country of its wealth, its identity, and its legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s innovate to solve the economic problems faced by the less wealthy in our country instead of riding their misery to the ballot box.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><em>Casey Harper is managing editor for broadcast for The Washington Stand and host of the Outstanding podcast.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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